When completing your application, please make sure
you apply for all job titles for which you want to be tested. You will
NOT be permitted to add job titles after you test.

*Local
government salaries vary. Contact the Human Resources Office of the local
government agency where you are interested in working for specific information.

APPLICATIONS
MUST BE RECEIVED OR POSTMARKED BY APRIL 20, 2013, AFTER WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
WILL BE SUSPENDED.

VETERANS: Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.C.S.
§7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to
many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment
preferences and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website, Job
Seekers page, for Veterans;
visit one of our offices; or call out veterans information line, (717)
787-6039.

NATURE OF WORK

You will
review computer input data from reports and other documents; convert data
according to predetermined coding systems; record codes on forms prior to data
entry; maintain logs and control records; review computer output data for
accuracy and completeness, and find and correct errors. Duties and
responsibilities increase in difficulty and complexity by job title.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

You will be
tested before your qualifications are reviewed. Your test results
will count only if you meet all job requirements. If after reading the
requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's
offices listed at the end of this announcement.

You are
subject to Pennsylvania residency requirements and must be able to perform the
essential functions of the job. Visit the Commission’s website, Job
Seekers page, for PA
Residency Information.

Minimum
Requirements

Data
Analyst 1 (Local Government)
– One year of experience in the review, analysis, and control of EDP input
data; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Data
Analyst 2 (Local Government)
– One year as a Data Analyst 1; OR three years of progressively
responsible experience in the review, analysis, and control of computer
processed data; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Clarification
of Requirements

Data
Analyst 1 (Local Government)
– Passing the test will indicate the presence of the required knowledges and
abilities.

Both
Titles – Appropriate
post high school education may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year
basis.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Data
Analyst positions exist in many Local Government agencies, such as Area
Agencies on Aging, Housing Authorities, Children and Youth, and Mental
Health/Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disabilities.

Lists
created by these tests will be used to fill future vacancies as they occur due
to retirements, promotions, transfers, resignations and so forth.

Employment
preference may be given to residents of the county where the jobs are located.

Promotion
preference may be given to employees who work in the county where job openings
occur.

Employment
preference will be granted to individuals aged 60 and over for jobs with Area
Agency on Aging Offices.

For the
most recent information on job opportunities contact the local government
agency where you wish to work. Current telephone numbers can be found in the
telephone directory under “Government Office – County”.

TESTING

The test
will be administered on a computer. Information about computerized
testing is available online at www.scsc.state.pa.usOR in paper form at any State Civil Service Commission office.

You will
have a maximum of 2 hours to complete the test which will cover the following
subject areas:

Subject Area

Number of Questions

Data Analyst 1

Data Analyst 2

Proofreading
– Data

15

15

Interpersonal
Relations

20

20

Effective
Expression

20

20

Following
Directions

20

20

Proofreading
– Typed Copy

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15

Total

75

90

The test will
be administered in the Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh State Civil
Service Commission offices, Monday through Friday.

The test
also will be held approximately 10 days a month at additional test centers
located in Allentown, Erie, Johnstown, Lock Haven, and Scranton. For
further details on test dates, contact the Commission’s Information Services
Unit; Telephone (Voice) (717) 787-7811, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
callers only) (717) 783-8896.

You may
take the test once under this announcement. You may not reapply until
another examination is announced.

If your
name is on an eligible list for these job titles and you take this test, your
most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

If this
announcement does not produce enough names for a specific area, another test
may be announced for that area only.

TEST RESULTS

Employment
and promotion lists will be established. You will be notified in writing
of your test results.